Hey, thanks man. It turned out to be a pretty good day finally (see Sinclair report). It was going to be a good evening, too, but the heavy drizzle has set in and we called it before it started. Guess I'll just have to crack a few silver bullets and relax tonight.

It's also the 'Soup's 2 year old birthday today and I'm proud to announce that it's been a great ride thus far. Thanks to all who have joined, learned, taught, laughed, cried, bitched, been concerned, been vigil, updated their locations, caught fish, entered the fish off, and all those other things that are really important too. I appreciate all you do (even if you're just a lurker/moocher because you probably do some good somewhere with the info you pick up on the 'Soup). Oh, I'll be doing a non-location-updater sweep tonight, so expect a small decline in member numbers.

I will also be figuring out the whens and wheres of the 2008 Striper Soup Troup Group get together very soon, suggestions are welcome. I'm leaning towards having it in Tennessee, possibly fishing on Watts Bar, or Percy Priest, Old Hickory. It will be a central location for most and the fishing should be grand._________________Shawn McNew
Seein Stripes Guide Service
UT Wildlife Fisheries Science
Georgia Forestry Commission

And many , many more to come !!!_________________I fish, in part, because its an anti-social endeavour that puts you forever outside the mainstream masses without actually landing you in the nut house.

How frickin awesome! Once again, I'm surfing the Soup via "Search" and stumble upon this. The keyword "Lurker." A certain individual keeps popping up at the bottom of the screen with zero posts. Not really sure how you can NOT post here on the Soup. Try and make one...you might just like it!

Anyway, I thought it was appropriate. Happy Birthday to the Chef, the Soup, and to anyone else who's Birthday it is......and MERRYCHRISTMAS!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CHEF. Had a blast with you this weekend. Thanks again and I'm digging the ring tones. JT asked about a million questions so we had fun talking about it. Hope you and the ole lady had a good Sunday as well!!!! _________________

Workin like a dog today in the cold. It's all good though. I got some photos to post from this weekends trip and a video that needs some serious editing. I snuck up to TN trying to get a big birthday present and it wasn't meant to be. We barely broke 16 lbs.

Thanks guys. I was able to get out on the water with my wife and she got her PB striper at 12#! It was perfect weather as well. She said "it's like crack" after catching that fish on 8 lb spinning. _________________Shawn McNew
Seein Stripes Guide Service
UT Wildlife Fisheries Science
Georgia Forestry Commission

Have a happy one hope ya get to fish on it. Like to meet ya in 2011 to share some stories. If ya want to fish either at Cherokee/Norris you got a seat on the Sea-Pro. I got heat and whipsheild as Ezell calls it. Ron Sttriperman